* An overgrown garden area at Tudor Way Children's Centre in Worcester has been transformed into an inviting play area for local children and families by a team of volunteers from Barclays Bank. The...
As projects like Sure Start and Early Excellence expand, more and more early years practitioners are working together with other professionals like social workers, adult educators and health visitors....
Early years education and childcare professionals across the country are preparing for Ofsted Big Conversation meetings with their regional Ofsted directors in the coming weeks.
* The Scottish Care Commission Forum on 24 June focused on how to better assess, regulate and investigate Scotland's 6,000 registered childminders. The Commission also celebrated its new Regulation of...
1. Observation is the best way to seek out children's needs. Watch children not only creating art, but also in play. What are they drawn to, what do they love, what skills do they need? 2....
A new childcare training company is using the latest webcam technology to train practitioners.
Ask yourself these ten questions to assess whether your setting helps children who speak English as an additional language. 1 Can you see languages other than English as soon as you enter your...
Afurther 46 schools across England have been granted Government fund- ing to become 'extended' schools that provide a full range of family and community services. Sure Start minister Catherine Ashton,...
Your online networks can play a key part in attracting the right staff. Kate Tyler explains how to make yourself stand out